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Organised Mum Diary - Tempted

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 09:14

I'm really tempted by one of these. Do they make organising things easier. DS starts school soon so I was going to treat myself to a diary to try to keep track of things. Any opinions about it welcomed.

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Scootergrrrl · 13/08/2007 09:17

I got one with the raspberry leather cover cos it was pretty...
I did also buy one for my friend who is mega-organised and she nearly wet herself at all the exiciting little bits and pieces of lists she could make in it!
It certainly looks like it will make life easier but be warned, it's quite large!
I think Cod is the person to ask (and she gets some kind of discount I think if you use a special code)

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 09:22

How large is large? is it about A4 or A5 size? Am I going to need a big bag to humpf it rould? That'll give me a good reason to buy a new bag.

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Scootergrrrl · 13/08/2007 09:23

It's somewhere between the two. And you'll definitely need a new bag... and shoes... and lipstick.. and some chocolate...

ejt1764 · 13/08/2007 09:23

Our family use the Google calendar - all of our appointments are entered on there - each of us has a different colour - and the beauty of it is that we can add appointments / check for clashes when we're not at home... it's proved a great tool for dh especially, who has to work away quite a bit, but can change days he's away if necessary to fit in with the rest of the family.

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 09:25

Yay, I can buy new things. It's a pity there isn't a nice leather cover for the little one.

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 14:04

Right, I have to buy one now. As I was looking for home insurance quotes, it hit me my car insurance ran out yesterday. Admiral were going to phone me on the 10th to set it up. They didn't and I'm dense. Now the only question is the Raspberry or the black!

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MellowMa · 13/08/2007 14:06

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 14:08

Does Cod get commision for these? Just so as when I order it, someone gets commision for my complete dumbness!

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MellowMa · 13/08/2007 14:59

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 15:21

I found a thread and have ordered the one with the raspberry cover. I am now patiently waiting for september so my life can vbe organised.

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numptysmummy · 13/08/2007 15:23

Where do you order them? And do they do the hsework? Seriously tho,anyone got a link?

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gscrym · 13/08/2007 15:34

If you do a thread search for organised mum, there's a few have links in them.

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MellowMa · 13/08/2007 15:59

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arfur · 14/08/2007 11:49

I have the raspberry one and am eagerly awaiting September. I previously had the calendar and the little diary but never got round to updating them both so decided that since I am the only one who uses it to ditch the calendar and get the lovely raspberry one so I can carry it with me and be organised at all times.[hmmm] Was at hairdressers with kids yesterday and my hairdresser said that I needed to book my christmas cut as she was really booked up already and I proudly said that would be no problem as I have a new filofax and was going to be much more organised in the future. I then remembered it was still on the coffee table at home where I had been filling in all the birthdays etc doh!

Skribble · 14/08/2007 17:41

OrganisedMum,

hertsnessex · 14/08/2007 17:43

i bought one - love it!

GoingThroughChanges · 14/08/2007 17:46

I love mine!! Definitely a great buy!

Skribble · 14/08/2007 17:51

I got the big one for the house and the small one for my bag. Big one has all sorts of housekeeping and computer info in it and lives on my desk.

Chickhick · 14/08/2007 17:51

I have ordered one with the raspberry cover plus a weekly planner. I am hoping it is going to turn me into one of those super organised yummy mummy types.

Skribble · 14/08/2007 18:05

Also for those of you that like to kid on you are organised Asda have sticky weekly planner sheets, a bit like giant post it notes on a pad, monthly planner ones in pack too. was about 69p or 1.69 I can't remember. Would be could for doing kids timetables on as well. I must actually go back and buy them [doh].

daisydog · 18/08/2007 22:46

10% off organised Mum Stuff here...just enter OM10 at the checkout and it will take off 10%.

Loving the new magnetic weekly wall planner!

DemobCod · 18/08/2007 22:47

no dont
go through my link you tossers

DemobCod · 18/08/2007 22:48

www.organised-mum.co.uk/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=217

Isababel · 18/08/2007 23:20

Erm, I got the raspberry one and although big improvement from my last one I have few suggestions for them:

The cover is too tight, so... not much space to carry other things in it, even the dividers get folded at the edges as there is not enough space.

I would have apreciated for it to cover just 12 months instead of 18, and have all the other pages as a notebook. (as there is no space for a note book in the tight cover)

Other than that I can't wait to start using it at the end of August.

BTW the other day I droped a cafe late on it and surprisingly, the leather was fine without any mark in it after I wiped it off. Was very impresed about it.

1dilemma · 19/08/2007 17:49

I have one but am going for something else this year.
Reasons
They have made it a slimline size and I just love the size it was last year.
I think they have stopped the plastic covers which is a shame since I have photos of my kids tucked under and I don't like the cover
they don't do the leather covers on the small and I think the large is too big for me.(and I e-mailed and asked them to this year!)

but it is nice and I accept I'm being picky. I'm going for same format but different style